Six weeks ago teams of local students set out to construct remote controlled machines—with nothing more than a box of raw materials—in hopes of being named San Antonio's Best. The goal? To construct a prototype unmanned robotic vehicle capable of routine cargo delivery via a ten-foot tall Space Elevator.

Today, the teams and their robots face off in competition to determine who will be named among the top four in the city and thereby, earn the right to compete at the state level on November 9 and 10, at Texas BEST.